South Korea Export Prices Fall 4.5% Amid Trade Headwinds

2025-07-15 21:10 By Mojdeh Kazemi 1 min. read

South Korea’s export prices fell 4.5% year-on-year in June 2025, deepening from a revised 2.6% drop in May.

The decline was largely driven by a sharp 4.5% fall in manufactured goods prices, which had previously risen 2.6% the month before.

Growth in agricultural, forestry, and marine product prices also slowed, easing to 3.7% from 6.7%.

On a monthly basis, export prices declined 1.1% after a 3.5% drop in May, with the Korean won’s appreciation playing a key role.

The continued weakness in export prices reflects growing external challenges, including newly imposed US tariffs of up to 25% announced by President Trump, set to take effect on August 1.

These factors are adding pressure to South Korea’s trade environment in the months ahead.



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